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International sales under new management
The automation company Pilz has completed the reorganization of its sales structures. The new Head of International Sales is Christian Erles.
Before joining Pilz, 47-year-old Christian Erles was already responsible for global sales of programmable logic controllers at ABB. Erles studied electrical engineering and business administration. He holds a degree in electrical engineering, a Master of Science in IT and a Master of Business Administration. He succeeds Klaus Stark, who has taken over as Head of Innovation Management at Pilz.
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